I am located in upstate NY, an hour and a half north of Albany - 5 minutes from the Vermont border. I am willing to drive, stay overnight, or do whatever it takes to see a specialist in Lyme disease, preferably pediatric.
My 11 year old son has been diagnosed with Lyme.
Yesterday, we saw an infectious disease specialist who wants him to get counseling for his pain because she thinks it is all in his head - she wants him to stop all antibiotics because she thinks his throwing up and stomach problems are caused by the Doxycillan and that he has been on antibiotics long enough (amoxycillan - 21 days / Doxycillan 7 days - prescribed for 28 days but stopped yesterday)
I am unsure how to proceed. He is in a considerable amount of pain. Nothing seems to help.
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Posted by momlyme (Member # 27775) on :
Anyone else?
Posted by MidnightMoon (Member # 26717) on :
It appears that your id dr. is the one who needs help........(and a backbone
Im pming you a dr. in your area who treats children with lyme
Good Luck, Michele
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Posted by Siciliano (Member # 15920) on :
Welcome! We are happy to have you. I sent you a private message (pm), click on the flashing envelope.
Also, check out our great "Medical Questions" forum where you can ask all the questions you might have and our wonderful, knowledgeable members will answer them. Just read some of the threads and you'll see just how informative they are!
We also have the General Support forum that you should check out too! Posted by momlyme (Member # 27775) on :
Thank you all. For the welcomes, for the PM's
MidnightMoon - thanks for making me smile. Yes, a backbone - to say the least. Can you tell- I am holding back?
--Sciilano, I appreciate the category suggestions. I have loads of questions. I will be heading over to those forums!
I am really looking forward to getting my son an appointment with a real doctor! I wish I could call now, tomorrow will have to do. Posted by MidnightMoon (Member # 26717) on :
hi momlyme Yes...i can tell ....lol i hold back almost all the time...and your pm regarding your excitement about her made me smile too i was shocked how much you researched on her in just a few moments! you really love your kid.
good luck!
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